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Lincoln Cars - A fascinating History
Most don't realize that Lincoln actually had its beginnings as a company outside of Ford Motor Company. The organization was started by Henry Leland in 1917 and named for one of Leland's heroes, President Abraham Lincoln. Henry Leland had actually been among the founders of the Cadillac Car Company, which in fact had been the Henry Ford Company. The Lincoln Motor Company was created to build Liberty aircraft engines for the United Stated during World War One. With the end from the war, Leland had the factories retooled to produce automobiles. Ford Motor Company could acquire Lincoln in 1922 once the luxury automobile manufacturer encountered severe financial difficulties. Henry Ford was quite very happy to have the ability to get the company from Leland. He viewed it as being retribution as Leland had led investors to force Ford out of the Detroit Automobile Company, a company that Ford had founded.
Once Ford acquired the company, body style changes were introduced and the price was lowered. These changes led to increased sales to 5,512 vehicles bought from 1922. Up from the previous 150 models sold the previous year, which had resulted in the hardship that had forced the company into bankruptcy.
In 1923, several different body styles were introduced together with a two-passenger roadster and a seven-passenger limousine.
A specially designed police model, referred to as Police Flyer was marketed to police force divisions round the country. A special draw was Ford's willingness to change the vehicles to suit the requirements of cops in the field. Bulletproof windows were added, spotlights were placed on the edges of the vehicle and gun racks were mounted to the interior section of cars. The cars were also fitted with four-wheel brakes a full 2 yrs before they were offered on vehicles meant for private sale. These police cruisers coupled with the prosperity of the four door private sedans allowed the Lincoln division to show a profit margin towards the end of 1924 just 2 yrs after the company have been pulled in the jaws of bankruptcy.
The bestselling car in Lincoln's history was developed by a designer named Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie. Gregorie was designing a car for Edsel Ford who wanted a sleeker vehicle more consistent with European style cars. The Lincoln Zephyr evolved as the result and was offered for that 1936 model year. Sales skyrocketed its first year on market and purchasers for Ford increased by 9 times what it really tried the year before. It was the vehicle that would eventually be the Lincoln Continental, one of the most important cars within the good reputation for Lincoln. The car am successful that it was nearly used like a brand by itself. The advent of World War Two ended manufacture of the most popular Zephyr when Ford converted a lot of its factories to war work. The Continental which would continue to become so famous was based on mostly completely from the Zephyr.
Lincoln has additionally occupied a prominent place in history by giving many of the vehicles that would be used as official state vehicles for presidents of the United States. The first Lincoln vehicle for use within this capacity was a 1939 Lincoln V12 used by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The limousine being used on that fateful day in Dallas in November 1963 seemed to be a Lincoln. It is currently displayed at the Henry Ford Museum. Lincoln vehicles are also used by Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and Bush.
Beginning in 2007, Lincoln designed a change to its online marketing strategy and began giving three-letter names to any or all new models except for the Navigator and the Town Car. In 2009, Lincoln is expected to make the MKS its new flagship model, replacing the city Car, which has had that position within the Ford fall into line since 1981.
